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Very recommended article by Edward Feser: "Given especially the teaching of the First Vatican Council that popes have no authority to introduce new doctrines – the only way to reconcile them is to interpret Francis’s statements in a way that is consistent with the teaching of his predecessors."
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Yes, traditional Church teaching on capital punishment is definitive – Catholic World Report

(Image: Nils Huber/unsplash.com) Scripture, the Fathers and Doctors of the Church, and the popes for 2000 …